Bill to ban women in Cambodia from wearing revealing clothes draws criticism


PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Ministry of Interior secretary of state Ouk Kim Lek responded on Tuesday (Aug 5) to criticism concerning a draft law that would ban women from wearing overly revealing clothing, saying that input from all parties will be considered as the law moves through the promulgation process.

Several people have criticised some points of the draft law such as banning women from wearing short and revealing clothing and men from taking off their shirts in public places.

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